SLOW MOTION TOURS
Eco-Social Tourism and Education
Covid-19 Information: We will be walking in a limited group (as any way we already used to do according to the concept of Slow Tourism) and essentially in open air
AGENDA for MAY of 2021
12th of May, Wednesday, at 15.30 – Tour Around the Douro River and its secrets -SMT1 (S.Nicolau)
17th of May, Monday, at 15.30 – Matosinhos – A Land of Fishermen and Sailors – SMT MTS (Matosinhos A)
29th of of May, Saturday, at 15.30 - Into the Heart of Porto – SMT7 (Sto Ildefonso)
How to participate in a tour:
Send an email with your contact informations to:
slowmotiontours.porto@gmail.com
mentioning the DATE and the TOUR that you want to participate and please try to do it until 24hours before the tour. Thanks.
Important information about the tour:
Difficulty: accessible
Time: around 2h30
Logistics: take comfortable clothing adaptable to the climate circumstances of the day.
Participation fee: with the amount that you feel “Fair” in the end of the circuit (please be conscient)
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Tour Around the Douro River and its secrets -SMT1 (S.Nicolau)
S.Nicolau is for sure one of the most ancient and historical districts from Porto historical centre. The narrow and some of the medieval streets from S.Nicolau tell a lot about Porto identity, developed in a very deep connection with the Douro River.
Find more about:
The story behind the last “gate” from the “Fernandina” Wall, who was the local hero “Deocleciano Monteiro”? the disaster of “Ponte das Barcas”, the many stories hidden in the waters of the “Douro River”, why Porto was so essential as a … one of the main “activities” that Infante D.Henrique promoted, the coolest place in town … among many other relevant aspects of Porto and Portugal history, culture, society and ecology.
Meeting point for Around the Douro River and its secrets – SMT1:
at Casa da Horta
https://casadahorta.weebly.com/contact.html
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Tour Matosinhos – A Land of Fishermen and Sailors – SMT MTS
Matosinhos is a city since ever deeply connected to the sea. Known by its very authentic fishermen community, it´s a place with a lot to see and to get to know besides the coast and the beach it self. It´s still surprising how such an interesting place, so near from Porto, is still so much “out” of the touristic circuits.
Find more about:
What´s the real name of the “Anémona”sculpture, what´s a “mamarracho”, what was the former name of Matosinhos, the connection between Matosinhos and the portuguese land of opportunities in the XIX century:Brasil, the legend of the roman man that rided his horse into the sea, among many other relevant aspects of Matosinhos and Portugal history, culture, society and ecology.
Meeting point for A Land of Fishermen and Sailors – SMT MTS
at Parque de Real Metro Station
https://goo.gl/maps/qTWSWNN2JicPJ8ea9
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A Porto already from the “Iron Age” - SMT2 (Sé)
Sé do Porto district can be, in several aspects, together with S.Nicolau, considered the place where Porto was actually born, and there we can find some of the oldest archeological findinds in concern to the city history. Therefore it´s just sort of impossible to get to know about Porto identitity without “diving” in the many narrow streets and secrets from Sé do Porto.
Find more about:
Why was the romanic style so important in the beginning of the portuguese nationality. The fleet going on the cruzades to Jerusalém that was conviced to stop in Lisbon to take the city from the moors. A Porto from the iron age among many other relevant aspects of Porto and Portugal history, culture, society and ecology.
Meeting point for A Porto already from the “Iron Age” - SMT2 (mostly Sé Disctrict)
at Casa da Horta
https://casadahorta.weebly.com/contact.html
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Tours not in the programm: it´s possible, if done in a significant time in advance, to book tours in another dates and, if required, in different geographical areas or with different themes. Challenge us!!!
Slow Motion Tours
Slow Motion Tours developes alternative touristic tours and programms with the aim of providing a different way to get to know and get involved into the local realities. Our main focus is in allowing our participants to get to know the local reality in a deep and significant way, like in what related to social, ecological and cultural aspects.
Slow Motion Tours is an independent cultural project based on the development of alternative tourism and eco-social education.
Contacts and Informations:
Slow Motion Tours
email. slowmotiontours.porto@gmail.com
f.b. https://www.facebook.com/slowmotiontours
blog. https://slowmotiontoursporto.blogspot.com/
youtube. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7ZWO737_JVtSHhXAyIyhBw
facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/146091590809633
Note: Slow Motion Tours is a project with a really informal nature, so it’s an activity that it is not covered by any type of insurance, the participants are responsible for them own safety and health. The contribution is destined to support the various organization costs and to support the development of the project it self, as the social partners as well.
Spread the word: we appreciate all the possible and positive (of course) share of our project trough your contacts, it´s our most precious way of “publicity”, Muito obrigado ;O)
Partnership and support:
Casa da Horta – Cultural Association
web page. https://casadahorta.weebly.com/
facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/casadahorta.associacaocultural/
